In a speech read on his behalf, the Vice President Cde Phelekezela Mphoko said the programme which falls under the Presidential Input Scheme is already bringing positive results which are evident from the previous agricultural season.

“The programme we are doing is a tillage programme and is marking the beginning of the farming season in this district. I am confident that everyone harvested a lot of maize and as a country we got a lot of maize. Trucks are flocking to GMB to deliver some maize,” he said.

Under the scheme, those who can source funds provide fuel for four hectares per household, while the vulnerable who include child headed families, widows, the disabled as well as vulnerable war veterans will be assisted with fuel for the tillage programme.

The target for this year is to cover at least 750 communal farmers, over 2000 hectares and an assessment is expected to be carried out before the programme is rolled out to the rest of the country.